Answer to Question #104649 in General Chemistry for Alfredo

Question

a bag of potato chips is packed at sea level(1.00atm) and has a volume of 315 ml. if this bag of chips is transported to denver (0.775 atm) what will the new volume of the bag be ?

Answer 1

If the temperature is the same in both places, the Boyle's law can be defined as following:

p₁V₁ = p₂V₂

where p₁ - initial pressure, V₁ - initial volume, p₂ - final pressure, V₂ - final volume.

From here:

V₂ = p₁V₁ / p₂

As a result:

V₂ = 1.00 atm × 315 ml / 0.775 atm = 406 ml

Answer: 406 ml